Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company 
Seventh Annual Report 



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SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RALEIGH & 
GASTON RAIL ROAD COMPANY. 

The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the 
Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company, convened in Raleigh 
on Thursday the 29th day of October, 1S57. 

On motion of L. O'B. Branch, the meeting was organized 
by calling Hon. Weldon N. Edwards to the Chair. 

On further motion, of Col. R. O. Britton, Joseph J. Davis 
and W. "W. Vass were appointed Secretaries. 

On montion, the Chair appointed a Committee consisting 
of Messrs. Britton, Davis and Vass, to ascertain the amount 
of Stock represented in this meeting. 

Hon. L. O'B. Branch produced his credentials as the repre- 
sentative of the Stock owned by the State of North-Carolina, 
in this Company. 

The meeting took a recess for an hour, after which it was 
called to order by the Chairman, when 

Col. R. O. Britton, on behalf of the Committee appointed 
for that purpose, reported that there were present on the part 
of the Stock held by individuals, 1162 shares in person, and 
2559 shares by proxy, and on the part of the State 1:875 shares 
— being a majority of all the Stock. 

The Report of the President and Directors and accompany- 
ing Statements — together with the Report of the Finance 
Committee, having been printed and distributed to the Stock- 
holders present, the formal reading of the same was dispensed 
with, and 




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On motion of Col. Britton, the Reports were received and 
adopted. 

T. Brown Venable, Chairman of the Finance Committee, 
submitted the following : 

In consideration of the faithful and satisfactory manner in whieh the pre- 
sent incumbent has discharged the duties of the office of Treasurer of the 
Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company, and also of the increased and increas- 
ing labors devolved upon him, therefore, 

Resolved, That the salary of the Treasurer be, and the same is hereby 
increased to the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. 

The foregoing preamble and resolution were unanimously 
adopted. 

On motion, the Chairman was requested to appoint a com- 
mittee of three to examine and verify proxies at the next an- 
nual meeting. Appointed R. O. Britton, J. J. Davis and W. 
W. Yass. 

On motion, the meeting proceeded to ballot for four direc- 
tors, on the part of the stockholders of the Company, for the 
ensuing year ; which resulted in the election of Dr. W. J. 
Hawkins, George W. Mordecai, Thomas Miller and Maj. Chas. 
L. Hinton. It was subsequently announced by the committee, 
consisting of Messrs. Britton and Davis, who had been ap- 
pointed to wait on His Excellency, Gov. Bragg, that he had 
re-appointed as Directors on the part of the State, John G. 
Iting, Gaston H. Wilder and Allen C. Perry. 

Hon. L. O'B. Branch offered the following resolutions, as a 
substitute for the one presented by him at an earlier period of 
the meeting : 

Resolved, That in view of the assurances heretofore given to induce this 
Company to re-build its bridge at Gaston, this meeting is of the opinion that 
good faith requires that the Greenville branch of the Petersburg and Roan- 
oke Railroad shall be forthwith re-laid with heavy rail. 

Resolved, That if, in the opinion of the President and Directors of this 
Company, the Petersburg and Roanoke Railroad Company does not use 
due dilligence in speedily re-laying this road with heavy iron, the practice 
of running the cars over it shall be discontinued. 

Resolved, That in the event it shall become necessary, from this cause, 
to unload the cars at Gaston, it is recommended to the Directors to build 



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a warehouse on the south side of the Roanoke River, and to carry freight 
and passengers to Weldon for the prices charged to Gaston. 

The foregoing resolutions were adopted, after a discussion 
in which, Messrs. Branch, Rives, Mordecai, Bryan, Britton 
and others participated. 

R. H. Kingsbury offered a series of Resolutions on the 
subject of the tariff rates of transportation, which were dis- 
cussed and afterwards withdrawn. 

On motion, T. Brown Venable, J. J. Davis and S. D. Beves 
were appointed on the committee of Finance and Inspection 
for the ensuing year. 

On motion, the thanks of the meeting were tendered to the 
Chairman and Secretaries, when 

The meeting adjourned, sine die. 

WELDON" JS. EDWARDS, CKm. 

J. J. Davis, ) , . 

W. W. Vass, J Secretaries, 









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PRESIDENT'S REPORT. 

The President and Directors of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail 
Road Company beg leave to present to the Annual Meeting 
of the Stockholders the following Report : 

The President and Directors of the Raleigh and Gaston 
Rail Road Company : — in submitting their Annual Report 
to the Stockholders at their present meeting, take great 
pleasure in calling attention to the healthy condition of the 
Road at this time, and to the assurances afforded by the 
results of the last year, of its increased and increasing suc- 
cess. 

Since your last annual meeting, it became necessary to 
choose a successor to your late worthy President, Mr. R. A. 
Hamilton, whose resignation was accepted at a meeting of 
the Board held on the 19th of December last ; at which time 
the honor of presiding over the affairs of the Company, was 
conferred on the present incumbent. Subsequently at a 
meeting on the 17th day of February, Mr. Hamilton, resigned 
as Director, and Oapt. Alfred Jones was selected to fill the 
vacancy. 

The Report of the Treasurer hereto appended — to which 
your attention is invited — will exhibition detail the financial op- 
erations of the Company, for the fiscal year just ended, and the 
present condition of the Finances. The earnings for the fiscal 
year ending the 30th of September, 1857, were two hundred 
and six thousand nine hundred and sixteen dollars and fifty- 
nine cents,-of which there were derived from Freight one hun- 
dred and twenty-eight thousand four hundred and nineteen 
dollars and fifty-eight cents; from Passengers sixty-eight thou- 
sand five hundred and ninety-seven dollars and one cent; from 
Mail nine thousand nine hundred dollars. The current ex- 
penses for the same period were ninety-eight thousand three r ~* 
hundred and seventy-five dollars and thirty -five cents — leav- 
ing a ballance of one hundred and eight thousand five hun- 



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dred and forty-one dollars and twenty-four cents — or more 
than eleven per cent on the capital stock, and exceeding by 
forty per cent the net profit of last year — showing an increase 
in the business operations of the Company during that period 
of more than eighteen per cent. To this balance of one hun- 
dred and eight thousand five hundred and forty-one dollars 
and twenty-four cents, should be added two thousand five hun- 
dred and sixty dollars and twelve cents, received from sundry 
sources, and the sum of twenty-five thousand three hun- 
dred and sixty dollars and sixty -six cents — balance on hand 
last year — making one hundred and thirty-six thousand four 
hundred and sixty-two dollars and two cents. After deduct- 
ing from this sum, the extraordinary expenses amounting to 
sixty-six thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight dollars and 
sixty-eight cents, and appropriating six thousand dollars to 
the sinking fund, a balance remains of sixty-three thousand 
six hundred and three dollars and thirty-four cents, upon 
which we have declared a dividend of six per cent — payable 
on the 12th of December — leaving a balance in Treasury of 
five thousand two hundred and five dollars and thirty-four 
cents. 

The Bridge over the Eoanoke at Gas; on is at this time in 
daily use, and is completed with the exception of the cover- 
ing, upon which the contractors are busily engaged, and 
which, but for the delay in getting timber, would have been 
finished. When completed, it will present a structure of 
very superior skill and workmanship, and will reflect the 
highest credit on Messrs. David Reno & Bro., the contrac- 
tors. 

The entire trestle worf between Gaston and Weldon has 
been filled and most of the masonry completed. It is, how- 
ever, advisable that the present wooden drains, fast falling 
into decay on that portion of the Road, should be renewed 
during the year, with substantial stone culverts — the stone for 
which is lying on the spot. Nevertheless this will be attend- 
ed with some little cost, as some of the drains are under heavy 
embankments, which it will be necessary to open and to fill 
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During the past year we have built at Gaston a neat and 
comfortable Passenger Room, and an office for agent — at 
Warranton Depot a large and comfortable Passenger House 
with two rooms, which has added greatly to the .comfort of 
passengers at that point ; and at Littleton and Warranton 
substantial and commodious sheds, each sixty by twenty feet 
covered with cypress shingles, for storing guano, lime, &c, 
&c. It is suggested that similar sheds, are at this time, 
much needed at other stations on the line (the timber for 
which is on hand) and should be constructed during the year. 
At the junction of the Roanoke Valley Rail Road there has 
been built a large "Water-house and wood-shed, seventy by 
twenty-four feet, with pump and water-tank attached ; and the 
sum of eleven hundred and fifty-three dollars and sixteen cents 
paid, being one half for ware-house previously constructed for 
\k^% joint occupancy of the two companies. 

Heavy repairs have been made on engines and cars. We 
have rebuilt during the year three engines; the Tempest, Hal- 
ifax, and Warren — making them as good as new — for the cost 
of which, we beg leave to refer you to annexed statement of 
master machinist. To our motive power there has been add- 
ed one new engine, of twenty tons, from the Locomotive 
Works of Messrs. If orris & Son, Philadelphia, which has prov- 
ed to be a very superior machine. We have bought of Messrs. 
Harlan & Hollingsworth, one passenger car, an excellent piece 
of work and of fine finish. Our house car equipment has been 
greatly improved — four new ones have been added to the list 
and six rebuilt — making them equal to new. Our flats will 
need heavy repairs the present year. Having been in the 
iron service for three Roads and constantly engaged in haul- 
ing stone for the past eighteen months — they have become 
very proper objects for the car hospital. 

A large force has been employed for some months in ditch- 
ing, which it will be highly necessary to continue, that the 
Road may be safe from injury by a redundancy of water. — 
Nothing contributes more to diminish repairs than thorough 
draining, by enabling the section masters to keep a smooth 
and straigth track. A material train has been at work ten 



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months of the year, in the employment of the contractors, 
and a wood train almost constant in distributing wood up the 
line — most of it being obtained at the Weldon end of the 
Road. Thus has been imposed upon us, the necessity of detach- 
ing from the regular service, three engines and cars for the peri- 
od specified which has greatly augmented the current expen- 
ses. This expenditure from this source will, however, be now 
greatly diminished — as two of the trains may be again put on 
regular duty. 

A contract has been recently made with a house in Wales 
through their agent, Mr. James Dunlap, of Petersburg, Ya., 
for one hundred and fifty tons of U rails, oi fifty-one pounds 
to the yard, at forty-eight dollars and fifty cents, which we 
have reason to believe will be delivered early in November, 
at Portsmouth, Ya. This iron is required to complete the con- 
nection at Raleigh and to elongate our sidings, an improve- 
ment greatly needed at this time. 

The accompanying statement, of the master machinist will 
show the improvemeuts for the past year, and the condition 
and value of our rolling stock and the materials on hand. 

The bindings and accommodations on the line of the Road 
are believed to be inadequate to the demands of the present 
service. It will, therefore, be necessary to rebuild, at as ear- 
ly a day as practicable, most or nearly all of the Depots — en- 
larging them where necessary. By using the sound materials 
of the old ones the expense will be quite small. At Hender- 
son, we think the large transactions at that point, render it 
advisable to erect a brick warehouse, which would probably 
cost some four thousand dollars. In the construction of the 
Depots, the position should be so changed as to present the 
sides and not the ends to the track, as at present — thus giving 
the advantage of approach to more than one car at a time. — 
It is also recommended that our Freight business at Raleigh 
be transferred to the N. Carolina Station, so that the Room 
now occupied for that purpose may be used for the protection 
and safety of engines and cars, and to enlarge our present 
shops, so that our work may be conducted with greater dis- 
patch and at less cost. This change will make it necessary 



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to build at the North Carolina Station, a new warehouse, to 
which should be attached sheds, constructed by the two Com- 
panies, for the accommodation of passengers. It is not doubt- 
ed that satisfactory arrangements to this end may be readily 
effected with the N. C. Co. 

It is confidently believed that the improvement suggested 
may be paid for out of the nett revenue of the current year, 
and still leave a balance for a dividend not below that de- 
clared at this time. 

Early in March last, in obedience to an order of the Board 
made in February preceding — encouraged by the expectation 
that we should thereby get the benefit of some three hours 
lost time at Augusta, Georgia, two daily passenger trains 
were put on the line. This expectation was founded upon a 
promise by the Post Office Department, made at the instance 
and upon the joint application of the Presidents of the Char- 
lotte and South Carolina Rail Road, the North Carolina Rail- 
road and of this Company — but upon the condition that the con- 
sent of the South Carolina Railroad should be obtained. This 
consent was subsequently given, and the Post Office Depart- 
ment formally notified thereof. The Department, however, de- 
clined acceding to the arrangement on the ground that the Wil- 
mington and Manchester Rail Road objected — it alleging "it to 
be injurious to its interest." This company, certainly, desires 
success to its enterprize: yet it could not be induced to attain it 
through improper aids. It would not ask anything for its own 
exclusive advantage, to the prejudice of the public service. — 
And it is believed that in this instance it may be assumed as 
demonstrable, that so far from such a change being of public 
detriment, it would have proved eminently beneficial. Trav- 
el and mails would have been greatly expedited, by enabling 
the connections to be made at Weldon and Augusta, each ten 
and a half hours sooner than at present. Thus giving to Ra- 
leigh and Western North Carolina the Southern mails that 
much sooner; nevertheless, we have continued the two daily 
trains in close connection with the North Carolina and Char- 
lotte and South Carolina Rail Roads, and are gratified in being 
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Eastern Line and the sympathy of the Department, our 
through travel is gradually increasing, and the prospect, at this 
time, assures us, that, at no distant day, we may share a fair 
proportion. 

Our trains have run with great regularity — not missing a 
single connection at Weldon and but two at Raleigh — one 
occasioned by the breaking of the machinery of the engine 
and the other by a slide of stone and earth detaining the 
train, except during a week in February from heavy snow 
drifts, which it required three engines and a large force to re- 
move. 

The exhibits herewith communicated, inspire a confidence 
that our prosperity is onward : and whilst our revenue from 
every source is increased, it is particularly gratifying to see 
the large increase from through travel. The great addition 
to the local travel and freights which are inseparably connec- 
ted with our work, and which cannot be diverted, gives a cer- 
tain value to it as a reliable invesment — and when we take 
into consideration the length of our line — the healthy and fer- 
tile section through which it passes — the ease, comfort and 
safety of travel — it costs per mile, with its present equipment, 
and deferred indebtedness of not more than two-thirds of its 
annual nett profits, to extinguish which an ample sinking fund 
— annually increasing — is already provided, where can a par- 
allel be found in a southern country offering such inducement 
for permanent investment ? It is not inappropriate to state 
here, that a Railway from Raleigh or from some other conti- 
gious point, on the N. C. R. R., to the coal and Iron fields in 
Chatham, distant about thirty-five miles, to which public at- 
tention is already earnestly directed, would greatly promote 
your interest by throwing upon our Road an immense and 
profitable freight, whilst it could not fail greatly to advan- 
tage the public by rendering easily accessable the now almost 
dormant resources of that rich region. 

In view of the great accession to the wealth of the State 

from a connection like this, and the unmistakable advantages 

to a large portion of her citizens, both in the east and west, 

and especially to that portion in the middle and eastern 

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counties, where a scarcity of fuel from the forest begins to be 
felt, the hope may be reasonably indulged that the accom- 
plishment of such a work will not be postponed to a distant 
day. 

It is cause of high congratulation, that not a single passen- 
ger has sustained personal injury during the year, and that our 
Road has won and is winning a wide spread reputation and 
character for safety and despatch, in regard to both persons 
and freights, which cannot fail to invite increased travel and 
transportation. It gives us much pleasure, in this connection, 
to bear testimony to the industry and good conduct of the 
subordinates and operatives in your employ, whose fidelity 
and devotion to your interest deserve all commendation. 

The President and directors cannot close this report with- 
out recommending to the serious consideration of the stock- 
holders, a measure, deemed by them of the first importance in 
a financial point of view. The danger to the interest of the 
Company, arising from the difficulty in obtaining labor at cer- 
tain periods and the employment frequently of unskillful and 
unpracticed laborers, at the commencement of the year, with 
a dependence at all times upon the will and pleasure of the 
owners of slaves, make it advisable to own, at least a portion 
of the labor to be employed. The purchase of four men and 
one woman for each section, one man for each depot and two 
for the station at Raleigh, making forty-four men and eight 
women, would place the company in an independent condi- 
tion and be a saving of more than three thousand dollars a 
year. The average rate per hand of the present labor is about 
$125 per annum, at which the number indicated, cost over 
stx thousand dollars. It is believed that that number, could 
be bought, for a sum, the annual interesPbf which would not 
exceed three thousand dollars — the balance thus saved, if ap- 
plied to a sinking fund, would discharge the principal of the 
loan (thirteen years) at maturity. It is worthy of considera- 
tion that the increase of the women would equal and probably 
exceed any depreciation in value of the property. 
Respectfully submitted. 

W. J. HAWKINS, President. 



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TREASURER'S REPORT. 

Treasurer's Office, Raleigh & Gaston R. R. Co., 

Raleigh, Oct. 10, 1857. 

To the President and Directors .* 

Gentlemen : — The accompanying Statements will show the 
operations of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company, 
for the fiscal year ending the 30th of Sept. 1857, and the con- 
dition of the Company's affairs on that day. 

STATEMENT A 
shows receipts from transportation. 

STATEMENT B 
shows the transportation expenses. 

STATEMENT C 

shows the extraordinary expenses. 

STATEMENT D 

shows the total receipts and disbursements of the company. 

STATEMENT E 

shows the assets and liability of the company. 

STATEMENT F 

shows the stock account of the company. 

STATEMENT G 

show the comparative receipts from transportatinn from Oct. 

1st., 1851, to Sept. 30th, 1857. 

STATEMENT H 
shows the number of way and through passengers, at each sta- 
tion, going north and south in each month, and the aggregate 
number of miles traveled. 

STATEMENT I 
shows the agricultural products in tons sent from each station, 
north and south for each month, and the number of mile.' 3 
transported. 



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STATEMENT J 
shows the quantity of merchandise and manufactures receiv- 
ed and sent from each station, north and south, for each 
month and the number of miles transported. 

STATEMENT K 
shows the number of tons of guano and other manures receiv- 
ed monthly, and of unenumerated articles. 

Respectfully submitted, 

W. W. YASS, Treasurer. 



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STATEMENT A. 

Receipts from Transportation for the year ending Sefrt 30th 
1857. 



October, . . 

November, 

December, 

January, . 

February, 

March, 

April, 

May, 

June, .."... 

July, 

August, . . . 
September, 



Freight. 



$10,770 09 

6,883 38 

6,524 30 

4,906 50 

7,870 05 

14,195 74 

12,613 33 

15,509 35 

11,717 13 

9,721 64 

11,916 33 

15,791 74 



Passengers 



£6,055 
4,706 
4,737 
3,337 
3,652 
4,743 
4,269 
5,497 
7,166 
7,917 
7,383 
9,129 



37 

53 
96 
04 
73 

52 
73 

20 
42 

65 
09 

77 



Total. 



$16,825 46 
11,589 91 
11,262 26 
8,243 54 
11.522? 78 
18,939 26 
16,883 06 
21,006 55 
18,883 55 
17,639 29 
19,299 42 
24,921 51 



$128,419 85 $68,597 01197,016 59 
Carrying U. S. Mail, .... 9,900 00 



Total, 



$206,916 5-9 



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STATEMENT B. 

Transportation expenses for the year ending September 30, 
1857. 



Train wages, 

Agents and laborers at depots 

Wood, 

Oil and grease, 

Damaged and lost goods, 

Stock killed, 

Overseers and laborers, 

Provision and clothing, 

Timber, 

Road materials, 

Buildings, 

Bridges and culverts, 

Ditching, 

Shop labor, 

Shop materials, 

Wheels, axles, and tires, 

Coal, 

Salaries, 

Director's expenses, 

Stationary and contingencies, 
Printing and advertising, . . . 
Miscellaneous, 



£15,912 

11,650 

9,924 

4,071 

513 

259 

14,342 

4,458 

1,748 

4,124 

2,513 

516 

1,127 

13,947 

1,651 
486 

2,938 
332 
291 
885 

1,313 



33 
43 

53 

68 
68 
75 
18 
40 
32 
89 
47 
21 
98 
41 
36449 
50 
52 
84 
00 
67 
35 
72 



,375 35 



Current receipts for the year [Statement A.] 
" Expenses " " [Statement B.] 



Being 11 per cent on the capital stock. 



$206,916 
98,375 



$108,541 



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STATEMENT C. 

Extraordinary expenditures for the year ending September 
30, 1857. 



FOK THE WELDON CoNNECTION- 

Masonry, 

Engineering, 



Fob Bridge over the Roanoke- 

Lumber, 

Iron material, 

Construction, 



New Machinery, 

New Cars, 

Interest on Loan, 
Sinking Fund, 



Dividend, No. 1, 

" No. 2, 
No. 3, 



#6,707 
1,340 



3,010 
10,168 

9,625 



598 
2,596 
5,820 
6,000 



75 
252 
668 



$28,047 



22,804 



15,011 



995 



$66,858 68 



80 



82 



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STATEMENT D. 

Statement of total receipts and disbursements of the Raleigh 
& Gaston Railroad Company, from Oct. 1st, 1856 to Sept. 
30, 1857. 

Total Receipts : 

From freight, passengers and mail, Statement 

A, $206,916 59 

From other sources, to wit : 

Capital Stock, $1,200 00 

Int. on sinking fund, 868 95 

Profit and loss on interest ac't, 491 17 



2,560 12 
Balance on hand Oct. 1, brought forward, 25,360 66 

Total. $234,837 37 



By total Disbursements : 
For current expenditures, $98,375 35 

" extraordinary « 66,858 68 165,234 03 

Balance on hand Oct. 1, 1857, to wit. $69,603 34 



By cash in Bank of the State of N. C. $47,285 78 
By Petersburg R. R. Company, 9,301 08 

By North Carolina Company, 5,615 88 

By Bills receivable, 1,135 08 

By Charlotte & S. &. S. C. R. R. Com- 
panies, 600 80 
By Cape Fear & D. R. Nav. Co., 204 00 
By Agents on the line, $9,590 27 
Deduct due other Companies 4,129 55 5,460 72 69,603 34 



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10 



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•si > >~' 
I £ 

6 



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65,477 90 
119,084 53 
173,923 77 
193,139 85 
175,109 33 
206,916 59 


OS 

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co 

co" 

CO 

C5 


Total 

yearly 

decrease. 


© 

CO 

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Total 

yearly 

increase. 


53,606 63 

54,839 24 
19,216 08 

31,807 26 






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co 

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20,407.96 
17,360.69 

8,151.77 






25,827 09 
46,235 05 
63,595 74 
61,122 59 
60,445 24 
68,597 01 


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28,746.37 
36,081.38 
21,319.56 

24,186.04 






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64,626 32 
100,707 70 
122,027 26 
104,233 54 
128,419 58 


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20 



Document No. 15. 



[Session 
STATEMENT 



Showing the Number of Way and Through Passengers at 

and the Number 



NORTH. 



Stations, &c. 



Raleigh, 

Huntsville, 

Wake, 

Franklinton, 

Kittrell's, 

Henderson, 

Junction, 

Ridgeway, 

WarreDton, 

Macon, 

Littleton, 

Gaston, 

Weldon, 



( Thro' Pass 
\ Way 
( Miles, 
j Way 
{ Miles, 
j w ay 
\ Miles, 
(Way 
) Miles, 
(Way 
| Miles, 
jWay 
{ Miles, 
j Way 
j Miles, 
(Way 
I Miles, 
(Way 
\ Miles, 
(Way 
I Miles, 
j Way 
\ Miles, 
j Way 
\ Miles, 
( Thro' 
\ Way 
{ Miles, 



grs. 



o 
o 

O 


a 

> 
o 


s 

a 

03 

ft 


1-5 


336 


248 


158 


123 


814 


767 


909 


733 


66991 


47036 


49287 


45400 


5 


3 


16 




286 


45 


613 




62 


19 


45 


11 


3155 


1080 


2375 


416 


96 


48 


53 


64 


4314 


2969 


2969 


2742 


80 


18 


3 


15 


1040 


508 


110 


656 


82 


150 


103 


53 


3416 


3510 


3794 


2168 


82 


110 


148 


61 


2894 


2744 


3700 


1440 


17 


24 


29 


10 


565 


815 


1055 


300 


169 


179 


139 


81 


6304 


6164 


4995 


2692 


39 


9 


19 


6 


1306 


307 


579 


356 


33 


19 


40 


12 


681 


375 


780 


218 


37 


31 


29 


10 


444 


372 


348 


120 



IS 

3 
U 

PR 



131 

802 

42274 

2 

104 

10 

709 

34 

2418 

5 

136 

88 

3502 

'75 

2038 

4 

150 

105 

3529 

9 

210 

34 

647 

48 

176 



1858-'9.] 
H. 



Document No. 15. 



21 



Each Station, going North and South, in Each Month, 
of Miles Traveled. 



NORTH. 














© 






"C 


^ 


© 


>> 


CO 


© 


GO 

13 


03 
8 


& 

< 


03 


W 
P 


13 


< 


© 


o 
H 


295 


262 


302 


271 


407 


392 


433 


3358 


954 


857 


976 


1180 


1385 


1143 


1096 


11816 


63255 


56206 


67998 


72914 


90422 


79800 


90120 


761703 


1 


8 


7 


24 


5 


5 


10 


84 


65 


171 


208 


359 


183 


100 


323 


2457 


19 


40 


37 


62 


50 


36 


37 


428 


896 


1355 


1881 


3118 


2291 


2060 


1918 


21254 


95 


58 


66 


91 


83 


67 


100 


864 


5379 


2459 


2796 


3364 


3921 


3060 


5328 


41719 


15 


9 


17 


12 


20 


14 


32 


239 


510 


267 


877 


458 


698 


240 


876 


6376 


122 


105 


165 


196 


134 


140 


154 


1492 


5207 


3337 


6206 


6168 


5302 


4686 


5805 


53101 


92 


92 


83 


153 


153 


177 


165 


1391 


2616 


2377 


2505 


4545 


3382 


3622 


4492 


36345 


40 


20 


23 


14 


27 


32 


26 


266 


1100 


675 


815 


435 


815 


650 


885 


8260 


107 


101 


121 


131 


154 


220 


325 


1831 


3580 


3427 


4069 


4796 


5736 


7723 


1587 


54602 


14 


7 


13 


21 


18 


17 


15 


187 


426 


216 


402 


624 


640 


532 


410 


5908 


36 


48 


66 


14 


35 


44 


62 


443 


720 


984 


1203 


282 


603 


836 


1278 


8607 


32 


60 


36 


40 


95 


83 


37 


538 


384 


720 


432 


480 


1140 


996 


444 


6456 



22 



Document No. 15. 



[Session 
STATEMENT H. 



Showing the Number of Way and Through Passengers at 

and the Number 



SOUTH. 



Stations, &c. 



Raleigh, 

Himtsville, 

Wake, 

Franklin ton, 

Kittrells, 

Henderson, 

Junction, 

Ridgeway, 

Warrenton, 

Macon, 

Littleton, 

Gaston, 

Weldon, 



rQ 

o 
o 

o 



( Thro' Pass'grs, 
\ Way 
I Miles, 

j Way u 24 

j Miles, 290 

( Way " 63 

1 Miles, 2035 

\ Way " 222 

1 Miles, 10025 

j Way " 86 

I Miles, 3085 

j Way " 130 

I Miles, 5296 

j Way " 75 

1 Miles, 1367 

j Way " 77 

\ Miles, 3983 

j Way " 150 

1 Miles, 5051 

j Way " 18 

j Miles, 5913 

j Way " 29 

| Miles, 1509 

\ Way " 24 

1 Miles, 746 

( Thro' " 286 

\ Way " 214 

Miles. 36996 



a 

> 
O 



7 

130 

78 

2320 

99 

3931 

18 

549 

62 

2312 

22 

732 

39 

1913 

151 

5095 

7 

341 

30 

1601 

23 

874 

230 

267 

12801 






12 

150 

56 

1345 

124 

4039 

31 

961 

105 

3938 

36 

1324 

47 

1767 

99 

4471 

26 

8163 

31 

1140 

14 

743 

146 

279 

262S7 



c3 

a 

1-2 



4 

40 
31 

768 

83 

2261 

17 

508 

45 

2082 

26 

1247 

23 

916 

85 

2511 

11 

375 

38 

1014 

11 

450 

133 

266 



3 






4 

40 

41 

1078 

63 

1643 

19 

450 

62 

2310 

' 18 

700 

19 

387 

81 

2793 

7 

218 

21 

743 

15 

564 

113 

833 



25462121274 



1858-'9.] 
(Continued.) 



Document No. 15. 



23 



Each Station, going North and South, in Each Month, 
of Miles Traveled. 



SOUTH. 



o 

3 


April. 


May. 


H-3 


July. 


August. 


September. 


Totals. 


Totals each 
way. 


















3358 

11816 

861703 


3 


9 


14 


30 


33 


22 


11 


173 


257 


30 


90 


140 


265 


130 


220 


110 


1635 


4092 


41 


56 


71 


69 


86 


71 


81 


744 


1172 


1018 


1540 


1974 


1750 


2370 


1906 


1934 


20038 


41291 


82 


72 


107 


140 


126 


104 


87 


1309 


2173 


2196 


1812 


2843 


3309 


3363 


3855 


2311 


40618 


82337 


12 


35 


16 


25 


30 


20 


29 


338 


577 


295 


798 


357 


487 


820 


518 


747 


9575 


15941 


64 


53 


85 


884 


470 


168 


124 


2252 


3644 


2116 


1983 


2974 


9391 


6438 


3233 


3873 


46276 


99377 


17 


22 


22 


35 


42 


42 


39 


396 


1787 


630 


656 


828 


1322 


1568 


1447 


1761 


13582 


49927 


16 


35 


31 


65 


41 


45 


65 


533 


799 


1737 


1203 


1032 


1792 


2393 


1364 


1980 


20167 


28727 


73 


84 


94 


120 


99 


113 


153 


1304 


3135 


2584 


2193 


2789 


4074 


1676 


3124 


6996 


43357 


97958 


10 


4 


4 


14 


26 


28 


11 


169 


356 


482 


199 


92 


845 


659 


821 


358 


18166 


24374 


19 


14 


25] 22 


49 


26 


32 


336 


779 


561 


376 


467! 576 


1924 


1202 


997 


12110 


20717 


10 


15 


28! 21 


29 


19 


29 


328 


776 


526 


575 


882| 933 


302 


651 


1521 


8767 


15223 


155 


231 


279! 236 


378 


356 


8S4 


3527 


3527 


299 


257 


341! 464 


590 


508 


445 


4163 


4163 


38255 


32206 


42398 


42914 


61422 


54799 


104071 


518883 


618883 



'24 Document No. 15. [Session 



STATEMENT H. (Continued.) 

Showing the total number of Passengers, total number of miles 
traveled, and average fare for each passenger. 

SUMMARY. 

Total number of Passengers, 38,320 

Total number of miles traveled, 1,775,561 

Average fare for each Passenger, $1 78 



1858-'9.] 



Document No. 15. 



25 



STATEMENT K. 

Tabular statement, showing the number of Tons of Guano and 
other manures received at each dejtot, for each month of thr 
year. 



Raleigh, . . . 
Huntsville, . 
Wake, .... 
Franklinton, 
Henderson, . 
Junction, . . 
Ridgeway, . 
Warrenton, 
Macon, .... 
Littleton, . . 
Gaston, .... 





u 


3 




«£ 


£ 

p 














s-T 

,0 


TONS 


o> 
o 

O 


> 
o 


a 

a> 
o 
o 

P 


>-3 


3 

,3 


^3 


< 


si 


a 




<1 


H 

o 

& 

o 


Tons 


12 


1 




2 


14 


29 


37 


45 


20 


5 


129 

1 

13 


92 
1 
1 




8 


3 


2 


12 




2 


13 


5 


4 


2 


12 


28 




63 


20 


10 


25 


31 


88 


143 


79 


18 


45 


250 


116 




39 


10 


5 


14 


26 


122 


79 


19 


76 


103 


29 


100 




106 


29 








137 


64 


23 


6 


77 


48 


41 




62 


3 


4 






















66 






2 


2 


102 


47 


39 


3 


17 


13 


83 




19 








4 


106* 


48 


33 


2 


1 


9 


11 




35 








2 


18 


7 


2 




8 


3 


29 


410 


66 


21 


55 


79 


604 


438 


245 


129 


258 


507 


502 



Doc. No. 15.] 



.15. 



26 



Document No. 15. 



[Session 



STATEMENT 

Tabular Statement showing the Number of Tons of 
Depot, each month, and Aggre- 





NORTH. 




Stations, &c. 


3 


03 

a 


a 

03 


c8 


c3 






o 

O 


> 
o 


O 
P 


£3 


03 




(Thro' Tons, 


103 


107 


116 


156 


193 


Raleigh, 


\ Way " 








16 


20 




( Miles, 


3116 


2572 


2090 


9800 


6494 


Huntsville, 


j Way , " 
{ Miles, 


20 

1827 


4 

408 


8 
700 


17 

1479 


5 
452 


Wake, 


j Way k < 
\ Miles, 


63 
1405 


30 
920 


22 
525 


20 
555 


25 
810 


tYankliuton, 


j Way " 

j Miles, . 


88 
1575 


60 
1501 


78 
1525 


27 
121 


149 
3041 


Henderson, 


j Way 
( Miles, 


127 

1258 


125 
1259 


140 
1221 


63 
556 


164 
1404 


Junction, 


< Way " 

{ Miles, 


103 

3294 


116 

3674 


203 

8729 


62 

26S0 


199 

8557 


Ridgeway, 


j Way " 


78 


112 


137 


28 


43 


) Miles, 


2237 


3192 


3920 


840 


1290 


Warren ton, 


j Way 
{ Miles, 


82 
750 


55 
699 


82 
681 


55 
444 


36 
407 


Macon, 


[ Way 

\ Miles, 


96 
261 


22 
135 


35 
130 


34 

1060 


25 
800 


Littleton, 


j Way 

I Miles, 


36 
563 


35 
542 


35 
542 


10 
220 


117. 

2290 


Grakton, 


( Way 
j Miles, 
( Thro' " 
\ Way 


7 
14 


18 14 

82 23 


6 
15 


34 
105 


Weldon, 












( Miles, 










, 



*< 






1858-'9.] 



Document No. 15. 



27 



[. 



Agricultural Products sent from and received at each 
gate Number miles Traveled. 



NORTH. 


















© 


is 


^ 


d 


jf. 


as 


g 

-4-3 


X 

1i 


3 


<! 




Ha 


1-3 

i 


< 


CD 
GO 


o 

H 


310 


139 


1 

70 


196 


154 


637 


319 


2500 


23 


11 


16 


25 


63 


9 


32 


215 


10349 


7366 


7418 


8700 


4583 


5346 


5649 


73513 


14 


5 


6 


1 


1 


7 


2 


90 


1261 


464 


522 


116 


87 


509 


174 


7999 


40 


6 


5 


10 


1 


22 


3 


247 


720 


340 


322 


355 


54 


ooo 


290 


6662 


47 


56 


110 


54 


60 


171 


71 


971 


1507 


1537 


2900 


1401 


1301 


2110 


1405 


19924 


148 


149 


457 


303 


156 


170 


175 


2177 


2004 


2359 


4266 


2754 


1957 


1635 


1154 


21827 


97 


98 


448 


264 


268 


330 


253 


2441 


4194 


4214 


19251 


11252 


11534 


14212 


10879 


102470 


59 


67 


206 


106 


81 


98 


99 


1114 


1770 


2076 


5768 


4260 


3240 


3920 


3990 


36503 


49 


1 


1 


2 


55 


147 


111 


676 


518 


162 


197 


227 


444 


829 


350 


5708 


51 


51 


151 


97 


54 


90 


40 


746 


1608 


1592 


462S 


2776 


1726 


2752 


1952J 


19420 


62 


80 


215 


124 


91 


79 


85 


969 


1240 


1686 


6515 


2404 


1825 


1597 


1710 


21337 


49 


41 


14 


19 


5 


2i 


1 


219 


175 


160 


100 


95 


75| 


31 


18 


889 






28 



Document No. 15. 



[Session 
STATEMENT I. 



Tabular Statement showing the number of Tons of 
Depots each month, and Aggre- 



SOUTH. 



Stations, &c. 



Raleigh, 

Huntsville, 

Wake, 

Franklin ton, 

Henderson, 

Junction, 

Ridgeway, 

Warren ton, 

Macon, 

Littleton, 

Gaston, 

Weldon, 



( Thro' 
\ Way 

( Miles, 
(Way 
| Miles, 

J Wa y 

J Miles, 
i Way 
( Miles, 
j Way 
\ Miles, 
j Way 
( Miles, 
] Way 
\ Miles, 
j Way 
\ Miles, 
J Way 
( Miles, 
\ Way 
( Miles, 
j Way 
\ Miles, 
\ Thro' 
\ Way 
( Miles, 



Tons, 



s 

O 

o 

o 


3 

a 

53 
> 
o 


S 
g 

<D 
O 

ft 




1 


1 




1 


10 


10 




160 


1 






2 


45 






30 


2 


4 




10 


127 


203 




107 


2 






1 


54 






60 


53 


34 


17 


46 


2128 


1251 


731 


2014 


23 


32 


28 




805 


1027 


1016 


2 
370 


1 






2 


66 






87 


1 


1 


1 


1 


109 


50 


45 


25 


4 








32 








6 


1 


1 


1 


11 


18 


14 


98 


867 


884 


787 


4478 






1 

130 



13 

185 

2 

122 

158 

6773 



62 
617 

6 
67 

1 
20 



1 

144 

5229 



1858-'9.] 
(Continued.) 



Document No. 15. 



Agricultural Products sent from and received at each 
gate Number miles Traveled. 



south. 





April. 




June. 


July. 


August. 


September. 


m 
O 

H 


Totals both 
ways. 


















2500 

215 

73513 


11 


4 


3 


1 


4 


1 


16 


44 


134 


969 


360 


290 


87 


478 


87 


1892 


3973 


11972 


2 


1 




1 




1 


1 


9 


256 


30 


30 




30 




96 


48 


309 


6971 


5 


4 


7 


3 


6 


5 


7 


66 


1037 


59 


50 


51 


40 


49 


43 


44 


958 


20882 


1 


1 


5 


1 








13 


190 


248 


162 


192 


104 








942 


22769 


111 


209 


447 


161 


37 


69 


19 


1361 


3802 


4780 


8994 


19231 


7943 


1601 


2990 


589 


59025 


161495 


11 


1 


10 


15 


7 


9 


1 


137 


1251 


MO 


40 


400 


600 


300 


360 


70 


5058 


41561 


37 


163 


90 


130 


6 


4 


Q 




497 


1178 


455 


1306 


1047 


1221 


136 
1 

65 


118 


148 

7 
84 


5418 

17 

369 


11126 
763 

19789 


9 


2 


4 


25 


21 


5 


1 


72 


1041 


180 


150 


300 


750 


100 


200 


40 


1969 


23306 


17 


1 


12 


6 


22 






62 


281 


58 


58 


66 


80 


370 






664 


1553 


7 


11 


1 


93 


2 


1 


5 


130 


130 


151 


44 


41 


25 


17 


15 


14 


592 


592 


7160 


2878 


1579 


10041 


628 


570 


980 


36081 


86081 



SUMMARY. 

Total number of through Ton3, 14,558 

Total number of way Tons, 807 15,365 

Aggregate number of miles transported, 431,018 



30 



Document No. 15. 



[Session 



STATEMENT 

Tabular Statement, showing the Number of Through and 

Sent from each Depot, for each Month, and the * 



NOKTH. 



Stations, &c. 




3 


3 
B 


3 


b 

3 










O 

o 

O 


> 
O 

ft 


0) 

o 

ft 


f3 

Hi 


rP 




( Through 


Tons, 


515 


243 


233 


206 


259 


Ealeigh, 


\ Way 

( Miles, 


u 


246 

8471 


16 

5299 


25 
5387 


2507 


3010 


Hunts ville, 


( Way 
j Miles, 


u 












"Wake, 


(Way 
| Miles, 


a 


31 
1905 


16 
1625 


8 
1175 


9 
960 


18 
1040 


Franklinton, 


\ Way 

( Miles, 


a 








1 
55 


7 
1171 


Henderson, 


j Way 
} Miles, 


a 


2 
162 


9 
165 


6 
140 


46 

1028 


81 
1911 


Junction, 


(Way 
j Miles, 


a 


187 
8041 


192 

8213 


139 

5977 


27 
1161 


131 

5655 


Ridge way, 


( Way 
| Miles, 


a 


197 

10638 




1 
10 


1 

30 


4 

60 


Warrenton, 


( Way 
[ Miles, 


■ a 


93 
1156 


40 
936 


51 
964 






Macon, 


j w ay 
( Miles, 


a 


10 

1046 


10 

697 


5 
975 


1 

77 


1 

77 


Littleton, 


(Way 

{ Miles, 


u 


46 
966 


7 
154 


17 
357 


10 

200 


14 

290 


Gaston, 


( Way 
1 Miles, 


a 


19 

89 


7 
56 


7 
65 


5 

77 


17 

70 




C Through Tons, 












Weld on, 


< Way 

( Miles, 


a 













1858-'9.] 
J. 



Document No. 15. 



Way tons of Merchandise and Manufactures received at and, 
Aggregate Number of Miles Transported. 



NORTH. 





P-i 

< 




© 


ha 


-i-3 
ai 

5c 


B 
© 

© 


to 

-^ 
O 

H 


516 


483 


397 


464 


295 


475 


1082 


5168 

- 287 


6004 


7954 


5432 


5151 


4412 


10844 


103702 


168173 


30 


76 


51 


31 


38 


88 


85 


481 


1575 


2010 


1803 


1702 


1905 


2738 


2841 


21279 


5 


4 


1 


2 








20 


1090 


760 


45 


9S 








3219 


272 


199 


107 


122 


143 


201 


201 


1406 


2748 


3493 


3598 


2416 


29S2 


2475 


2984 


24102 


304 


179 


170 


150 


169 


149 


100 


1897 


13095 


7718 


7310 


6450 


7264 


6387 


4323 


81594 


16 


35 


23 


35 


51 


20 


10 


393 


896 


803 


716 


1277 


1060 


1140 


560 


17190 




88 


176 


84 


3 


19 


1 


555 




592 


668 


629 


246 


262 


141 


5594 


1 














28 


29 














2901 


23 


36 


45 


31 


13 


22 


25 


289 


455 


745 


945 


651 


265 


440 


515 


5983 


5 


16 


1 


24 


1 


7 


36 


145 


74 


93 


23 


119 


15 


60 


297 

s 


1038 



Document JSio. 15. 



[Session 



STATEMENT J. 

Tabular Statement, showing the Number of Through and 
Sent from eaeh Depot, for each Month, and the 



SOUTH. 













3 




l>s 








t* 


rQ 


rf3 


t* 


u 


Stations, &c. 






s 


8 


03 


c3 








o 
o 


> 
O 


o 


P3 










o 


fe 


P 


Hs 


^ 




( Through 


Tons, 












Raleigh, 


j Miles, 


u 












Pluntsville, 


j Way 

\ Miles, 


a 


12 
1064 


2 
174 


1 

130 






Wake, 


j Way 

{ Miles, 


u 








1 

60 


1 

90 


Franklinton, 


j Way 
{ Miles, 


a 


114 

3000 


52 
1801 


56 
1990 


32 

640 


52 

2035 


Henderson, 


jWay 
I Miles, 


a 


150 

2484 


72 
1674 


61 

1080 


1 
132 


5 

292 


Junction, 


{ Miles, 


a 


133 


137 


76 


29 


69 




4747 


4720 


3328 


1258 


2970 


Ridgeway, 


CWay 
I Miles, 


u 


23 

805 


32 

1027 


28 
1016 


12 

380 


27 
1000 


Warrenton, 


CWay 
I Miles, 


a 


1 

87 


2 
180 


1 

102 


27 
666 


45 

1039 


Macon, 


J Way 

}_ Miles, 


(< 








4 

480 


30 
544 


Littleton, 


J Way 

I Miles, 


u 










1 

20 


Gaston, 


J Way 

I Miles, 


a 


3 
32 












( Through 


Tons, 


4 


1 


1 


1 


1 


Welclon, 


\ Way 


a 


2 


1 


1 


3 


3 




( Miles, 




465 


93 


55 


298 


184 



1858-'9.j 

(CONTINUED.) 



Document No. 15. 



Way tons of Merchandise and Manufactures received at and 
Aggregate Number of miles transported. 











SOUTH. 
























A 














S 




O 




d 


>-. 


6 
a 

Ha 


K-S 




a 


03 


-i z 


■a 


p. 

«1 




1-3 


< 


P-t 
© 


o 




















5160S 


















287 


















168173 
















15 


15 
















1368 


1368 


i 


3 


4 


5 


4 


9 


6 


34 


515 


45 


135 


180 


•223 


162 


160 


144 


1199 


22478 


136 


220 


130 


93 


97 


91 


165 


1238 


1258 


3795 


4010 


3535 


2491 


2501 


2120 


4374 


32292 


35511 


6 


5 


11 


3 


15 


8 


o 
O 


340 


1746 


394 


522 


612 


394 


452 


492 


292 


8820 


32922 


161 


159 


100 


74 


146 


82 


151 


1317 


3214 


6930 


6860 


4300 


3202 


7286 


3523 


5570 


54694 


136288 


24 


42 


30 


40 


17 


37 


32 


341 


737 


744 


1356 


876 


1620 


680 


1500 


1290 


12294 


29484 


224 


13 


11 


8 


71 


91 


204 


699 


1254 


1090 


367 


481 


276 


1416 


1184 


1443 


8331 


13925 


29 


21 


26 


65 


30 


24 


11 


240 


268 


512 


850 


702 


1700 


960 


784 


352 


6884 


97S5 


1 


1 


1 




2 




1 


7 


296 


25 


16 


40 




60 




40 


201 


6184 




4 


6 


2 


1 


1 




17 


162 




42 


200 


63 


34 


20 




391 


1429 


2 


8 


11 


1 


19 


1 


1 


51 


51 


6 


18 


37 


14 


50 


40 


1 


176 


176 


533 


1761 


2379 


906 


3979 


1547 


S5 


122S5 


12285 






34 Document No. 15. [Session 

STATEMENT J. (Continued.) 

Showing the aggregate number of through and way Tons of 
Merchandise and Manufactures, received at and sent from 
each depot, and the aggregate number of miles transported. 

SUMMAEY. 

Aggregate number of through Tons, 61124 

" " way, 468 

" " miles, 469832 






1858-'9.] Document No. 15. 35 



EEPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. 

The Committee of Finance and inspection of the Raleigh and 
Gaston Railroad Company submit the following report to 
the meeting of Stockholders : 

That they have examined the Treasurer's accounts showing 
the Financial condition of the Company, and from this inspec- 
tion, believe them to be correct, and that the exhibits made 
in the general accounts appended to the Treasurer's report is 
a true statement of the affairs of the company. From this 
it appears that the receipts of the road for the last year from 
freight, passengers and mail were, $206,916 59 

Against, 175,109 33 

For the preceding year and shewing an increase of 31,807 26 

in favor of the current year, 

The ordinary expenses were $98,375 35 

And extraordinary 66,858 6S 



Making the total expenditure, $165,234 03 

Showing a balance in favor of the Company after paying 
the debts rightly to be charged to that year of $69,603 34 

Out of which the directors have very properly declared a 
dividend of six per cent, to the stockholders. 

The sinking fund for the payment of the debt of $100,000 
for which the Company has issued its bonds, with the addi- 
tion made to it ibr this year, will amount to the sum of $27,- 
700. 

The track way of the Road is in good order and the 
bridges in a safe condition, though requiring the usual repairs 
necessary to be put upon such structures, year by year, to 
keep them in good order. Indeed, your committee think 
that they are warranted in saying that there is no road in the 
State in more thorough repair, or on which the works are of 
more permanent character. The Depots necessary to be re- 
built or enlarged, to accommodate the increasing business of 



36 Document No. 15. [Session 

the road, can be easily constructed out of the ordinary income 
of the road, without interfering with the dividends to the 
stockholders. From the present prospects, all the necessary 
repairs, unless some unforeseen accident, can be easily effect- 
ed without calling for any new loan, or burthening the com- 
pany. 

Your committee would bring to the attention of the stock- 
holders the fact that the Treasurer of this company receives 
a smaller compensation for his services than any officer of 
like grade on roads adjoining our own, and that the compen- 
sation he now receives is not sufficient, in view of the increas- 
ed labor required of him. We would therefore respectfully 
suggest to your body that some addition be made to his sala- 
ry. 

The committee congratulates the stockholders on the flour- 
ishing state of the Company. Especially is it gratifying to 
know that in these times of panic and great monetary pres- 
sure, when so many of the internal improvements of our coun- 
try have been forced to stop or go into liquidation, our own 
is able to declare a handsome dividend and show a clear bal- 
ance sheet. 

Your committee can but refer this successful termina- 
tion of our struggle with the difficulties with which we have 
had to contend, to the prudent course pursued by this body 
at its last meeting, in refusing to declare a dividend, when 
there was no money in the Treasury to pay it from, after 
paying our debts, or loading the Company with a script divi- 
dend almost worthless to the stockholders. 

With proper management and a prudent outlay of money 
in repairs necessary to be made from year to year, your 
committee can see nothing to preveut the continuance of s the 
same prosperous condition of affairs. 

Respectfully submitted. 

T. BROWN YEN ABLE, 

Chairman. 



1858-'9.] 



DOCUMENT No. 15. 



37 



REPORT OF MASTER MACHINIST. 

Raleigh & Gaston Railroad — Department of Shops, Sept. 30, 
1857. 



Names of engines, By whom built, Valuation, 

Saunders, R. Norris & Son, Pha., $9,000 00 

Alamance, do. 

Wake, do. 

Warren, do. 

Franklin, do. 

Raleigh, do. 

Granville, do. 

Halifax, J. R. Anderson, Rich'd, 

Graham, do. 

Tempest, 

Clarksville, 

Volcano, 

Tornado, 

Stationary Engine, 



8,500 00 

7,500 00 

8,000 00 Rebuilt at cost 

7,500 00 of $1,500 

7,000 00 

7,000 00 

7,500 00 do. 1,500 

7,000 00 

3,000 00 1,000 

2,000 00 

3,000 00 

2,000 00 

1,000 00 



$80,000 00 



INVENTORY OF CARS. 



1 First class passenger car, 
1 

1 
3 
2 



do. 

do. 

do. 

second do. 

2 baggage cars 

2 mail & baggage 



do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



76 box cars averaging 600 each, 
3 " " 300 " 

3 small " 300 " 

36 flat cars " 350 " 
11 crank cars " 80 " 

20 gravel care, " 300 " 



Valued at 



$2,500 00 
2,400 00 
2,300 00 
6,000 00 
3,000 00 
2,000 00 
3,000 00 

45,600 00 

1,500 00 

900 00 

12,600 00 

880 00 

6,000 00 

$88,680 00 






I 



-I* 



38 Document No. 15. [Session 



INVENTORY OF MATERIALS ON HAND. 

4561 pounds Old Springs at 7 cents, $319 27 

5391 " New " at 11 " 593 00 

34 plate Wheels, 476 00 

6 pair Wheels and Axles, 300 00 

2100 pound! Locomotive tire, 294 00 

5000 pounds Old Iron, 50 00 

10 Old tires, 180 00 

50 pair Old Wheels and Axles, 1,200 00 

100 Old wheels, . . . 600 00 

3 Se,ts Engine truck^Wlieels, 300 00 

2 extra sets of drivers, 1,200 00 

10 Hand Car Wheels, 60 00 

1 Set do. T^ith Axles, 40 00 

1^ »" kt " 60 00 

Duplicate parts of Machinery, 500 00 

20 tons scrap and (part) workable iron, 800 00 

12 New Axles, ^ 336 00 

30 Old Axles, 240 00 

4 Cattle guards, 160 00 

43921 pounds spring Steel, 307 00 

21262 pounds bar Iron, 850 00 

2588 pounds sheet and tank iron, 155 00*. 

20176 pounds castings, • . 1,458 00 

268 pounds pig copper, 261 36 

225 pounds lead, 13 50 

1946 pounds brass castings, 583 80 

95 pounds white metal, 14 25 

260 pounds Block tin, 104 00 

515 pounds zinc, 41 00 

2 boxes tin plates, 24 00 

621 pounds scrap Brass, , 124 00 

I 

$ 11,644 18 



1858-'9.] Document No. 15. 39 



INVENTORY OF MACHINERY, TOOLS, &c. 

2 Sledge Lathes, $ 800 

1 Large Lathe, ' 1,000 

1 Planing Machine, 550 

Jack Screws, 120 

Drilling Machine, . . * . . 100 

Screw Machine, 200 

Punching Machine, 300 

Small Lathe, 75 

Do 50 

Vices, Wrenches, patterns, &c, 1,000 

Smith's tools, Bellows, Anvils, tfcc, . . . . . 500 

Carrying Jacks, 150 

*\ , $4,845 . 

LUMBER AND TOOLS IN CARPENTER SHOPS. * 

10,000 feet Yellow pine at $11, $ 560*00 

40,000 " Oak &c., at 16, 610 00 

Tools ifec, 150* 00 

$1,350 00 

OILS, PACKING, YARN, &c, 

150 gallons Oil, $ 150 00 

Packing Yarn, 25 00 

Paints, Varnish, Glues, &c, 500 00 

$ 675 Q0 
A. JOHNSON, 

Master Machinist. 






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